School Reading Assistant (PT/Seasonal) - Columbus City Schools
About the Position
The School Reading Assistant provides one-on-one reading and writing support to K-3 students at targeted Columbus City Schools. School Reading Assistants provide literacy instruction and read aloud to students, as assigned by the school.
What You'll Do
- Provides support to K-3 grade students facing difficulties with literacy skills.
- Teaches targeted literacy intervention to students through one-on-one interactions on a daily basis.
- Uses research-based strategies and resources provided by the school.
- Provides specific literacy instruction to individual K-3 students or small groups using curricular materials as assigned by the school.
- May deliver additional reading skill instruction using the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s processes and materials.
- Conducts individual assessments to evaluate reading levels and targeted interventions.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- A High School Diploma or G.E.D. is required.
- Experience and desire to work with elementary age children are required.
- The ability to operate library technology including personal computer, email, software programs (i.e. Windows/Microsoft Office) and other job-related equipment and systems is necessary.
- Reliable transportation to promptly report to job assignment is required.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles (e.g., use of safe workplace practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, and/or working in moderate outdoor weather conditions).
Work requires occasional lifting or pushing of up to 20 lbs. and the frequent lifting or pushing of up to 10 lbs.